Yearly Archives: 2017

The TABC will launch its new online system for license application and renewal on January 22, 2018. The system is a product of many years of work for the TABC. Beginning on January 22, users will be able to preview the site, create accounts, and can begin entering information and documents into their accounts. ForRead More…

On September 22, 2017, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission voted to pass recently promulgated rules and amend some rules that have been in place for a number of years. The majority of the rules pertain to manufacturers; however, there are a few that pertain to liquor-by-the-drink establishments and retail package stores. Below are some highlightsRead More…

Restaurateurs and hoteliers are often asked to serve product that has been donated by wholesalers or retailers at events on their premises. For many years this has been a problem for premises with an on-premises consumption license as they were only allowed to serve products owned by the licensee. During the 2017 session of theRead More…

Whether it was house made sangria or cucumber flavored vodka, prior to 2015 restaurants and hotels made their own alcoholic beverage products for many years. The industry term for these products is infusions. In 2013 the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission took a keener interest in the practice of creating infusions and sought to prohibit theRead More…

The Metro Nashville Beer Board has adopted prorated privilege tax rates. Before this change it was difficult for those getting a new beer permit to know how much of the $100 annual privilege tax they would owe. The amount was prorated daily, and for many years the agency accepted only the exact cash amount orRead More…

Although the legislative session of 2017 did not bring any of the high profile changes to the alcoholic beverage code that we have seen in recent years, there were still several important pieces of legislation that passed this session. Below is a summary of all of the bills affecting the alcoholic beverage industry which passedRead More…

Ginna Winfree was interviewed for an article on sharedspiritsmarketing.com about her role as an alcoholic beverage attorney with GSRM and about her time as the former interim director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Read the full article here.

A bill to allow alcohol sales to begin earlier in the day is currently being considered by the Tennessee General Assembly. The bill (HB1289/SB705) will effect two locations in Nashville: the newly opened Diner in downtown Nashville and the Scoreboard Bar & Grill near Opryland. It permits these two restaurants to be open at 4:00Read More…

At the February meeting of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), Staff requested that the Commission consider granting the staff the authority to approve ownership changes that occur within a licensee. There would still be a $300 application fee for the change and the staff would still have to approve it, but trying to makeRead More…

Senator Bill Ketron and Representative Bill Sanderson have filed a bill (Senate Bill 556/House Bill 1294) that would expand the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Currently, there are three (3) members, one (1) selected from each grand division of the state by the governor. The commission members must be at least thirty (30) years old, have beenRead More…